National Poll on Healthy Aging: More Than Half of All Older Adults Have Been Caregivers

by James Fuccione | Nov 9, 2022 | News and Updates

More than half of adults age 50–80 (54%) said they have helped an adult age 65 or older with health, personal, or other care tasks in the past two years, according to a study from the National Poll on Healthy Aging conducted by the University of Michigan. The most...

Age Friendly Funding Alerts: Mass Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts/MAPC, Falls Prevention

by James Fuccione | Nov 9, 2022 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Make it Public (Equitable Public Arts initiative), deadline – November 15 The New England...

CHAPA Offering Technical Assistance for Communities to Promote Affordable Housing

by James Fuccione | Nov 9, 2022 | News and Updates

Communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly can apply for a free technical assistance opportunity from Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) via the organization’s program called “Municipal Engagement Initiative Lite.” ...

Upcoming Events: Caring for the Caregiver, Let’s Talk About Dementia and Culture 2022

by James Fuccione | Nov 8, 2022 | Conferences, News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities involved in the age- and dementia friendly movement to check out the following upcoming events: Caring for the Caregiver Series – November 18th Join the next webinars in the...

Celebrating and Recognizing November as National Family Caregivers Month

by James Fuccione | Nov 2, 2022 | Uncategorized

Celebrated every November, National Family Caregivers Month (NFCM) is a time to recognize and honor family caregivers across the country. It offers an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities, and increase support for caregivers. In...